The Ogun state governorship election petition tribunal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant Adekunle Akinlade, candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), access to the documents used for the conduct of March 9 election in the state.A three-man panel led by Chinwe Onyeabor, presiding judge, gave the order at its inaugural sitting following an ex parte motion [...]
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Tonye Cole says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should conduct fresh governorship and house of assembly elections in Rivers state.Cole was the gubernatorial candidate of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state before the party was disqualified by the courts.Before the general election, the supreme court had affirmed the verdict of an appeal court which [...]
A federal high court in Awka, Anambra state capital, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute Ifeanyi Ubah, senator-elect of Anambra-south and M.N Umenweke, the returning officer, over criminal allegations levelled against them in the February 23 election.The order came following an application sought from the court by Chris Uba, senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it cannot help Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to issue him a certificate of return as senator-elect.Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Lanre Isa-Onilu, the party's spokesperson, said the matter cannot be resolved yet since the governor is [...]
BY GIDADO SHUAIBThe 2019 general election is the most expensive poll ever organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It incurred an additional N69 billion than the 2015 elections. However, when teeming Nigerian electorate were preparing to cast their ballot on February 16, something ‘mysterious’ happened.In the dead of the night, the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, summoned a [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has threatened to boycott the supplementary governorship election if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) insists on conducting the election on Thursday.Ahmed Lawal, organising secretary of the APC, made the party's position known in Yola, the state capital, on Wednesday.Lawal told NAN that the party had rejected the Thursday’s date and communicated its position [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the presentation of certificates of return to candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state.The electoral commission disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday.https://twitter.com/inecnigeria/status/1110601915677753345?s=19INEC said it has been served with a judgement from the court of appeal in Sokoto and is currently studying it."Breaking: INEC has been served with the [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday for the governorship supplementary poll in Adamawa state.Kassim Gaidam, resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, made the disclosure at the commission's office in Yola, the state capital, on Tuesday.He said sequel to the high court ruling which vacated the restraining order halting the INEC from conducting the supplementary poll, the [...]
A high court in Yola, Adamawa state capital, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to proceed with the supplementary election in the state.The court had previously restrained the commission from conducting the exercise based on a suit filed by Mustafa Shaba, governorship candidate of the Movement For Restoration and Defense for Democracy (MRDD).Shaba had sued the commission over [...]
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) says it witnessed intimidation of voters and violence during the supplementary elections.The rerun held in Kano, Bauchi and Benue, Plateau and Sokoto states.In a statement, the EU EOM said police and party leaders failed to prevent attacks on electoral officials by youth gangs armed with clubs and machetes.It said due to harassment, [...]
BY DON UDEIKEI am not one that partakes in mediocrity. I am also not one that encourages others to be mediocre. I say this because the general elections have come and gone and as usual words, merchants have begun to ply their trades on behalf of their principals that includes some of those that lost in their respective political bids.In [...]
Peter Obi, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the supplementary poll that held in Kano state as a dangerous precedent for Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, Obi said what happened in the state amounted to giving the youths licence to perpetrate violence."We are now institutionalising thuggery and rigging as process of coming into power which is [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed the collation of the supplementary governorship election results in Bauchi state. Festus Okoye, a national commissioner of INEC, disclosed this on Monday evening.He said the commission will conclude the remaining result -- from Tafawa Balewa LGA -- and announce the winner of the poll on Monday.INEC is resuming the process hours after a [...]
Mohammed Abubakar, governor of Bauchi state, has suffered three defeats within two weeks -- with probably another one looming.The governor, who is seeking reelection under the All Progressives Congress (APC), was first defeated during the March 9 governorship poll. He garnered 465,453 votes to come second to the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Bala Mohammed who got 469,512 votes.He then got [...]
Some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) workers are seeking to be transferred out of Rivers state owing to the outbreak of violence during elections in the state.According to Punch, some of the workers expressed concerns for their lives and safety, adding that they are gripped with fear when election approaches.One of the workers, identified simply as Cordelia, reportedly said the workers panic heightened [...]
The federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume collation of results in Bauchi governorship election.Mohammed Abubakar, incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had challenged INEC's decision to collate the result of the March 9 election in Tafawa Balewa local government area of [...]
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